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Algerian hostage gas site to restart production

Published February 20th, 2013 - 08:49 GMT via SyndiGate.info [1]

The gas facility at the centre of the Algerian hostage crisis in January will resume production by February 24, state media reported on Monday.

Algeria's Tiguentourine gas plant [2] is set to resume production by February 24th, APS reported on Monday (February 18th).

According to Sonatrach chief Abdelhamid Zerguine, the In Amenas facility will start up again at one-third capacity.

The Sonatrach-BP-Statoil site had been closed since January 20th, when Algerian forces freed hundreds of hostages held by fighters loyal to al-Qaeda emir Mokhtar Belmokhtar. The four-day siege left 38 people dead. [3]

The gas facility at the centre of the Algeria hostage crisis is set to restart production on February 24
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[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Amenas_hostage_crisis
[3] http://www.albawaba.com/news/algeria-hostage-464554